William Allen High School - Comus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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COMUS BBUIBUJ of the Bear ln a school as large as the Allentown l-llgh School every year brlngs its hlgh llghts lts achlevements dlffermg m kmd rather than ln number Each COMUS records its year Occaslonally there IS an annus mrrabzlzs as there was ln l935 when IH so many helds the school was at the very top And thls year has been a good year It has marked many dlstxngulshed accompllshments that are rather a contlnuatlon of falrly recent mnovatlons than an xnltlatlon The A Cappella Cholr contlnues its steady march 1nto an ever Wldelllng clrcle of favor the course ln dramatlcs has acqulred a room of 1ts own a regular schedule and IS becommg more and more a part of the regular llfe of the school Visual educatlon glven tremendous lmpetus by a movlng plcture machlne the glft of the class of l935 has been fully organized and all the apparatus of the school assembled along wlth the equlpment ln a central place from whlch place lt can be requlsxtloned at need The school Itself has spllled over not only mto another bulldmg but 1nto Hlgh School over a mlle away ln athletlcs new stars have llterally swum lnto our ken the swlm team for the second time takes champlonshlp honors and the basketball players even though the team was dlsquallfled because of a technlcallty rate as champlonshlp tlmber ln the matter of playmg games successes and polnts The art department stlll H165 lts banners hlgh carried thls year by Edward Palanlca and Fred Klotz who placed In the lnternatxonal Exhlblts sponsored by the Scholastzc ln Carnegle Museums Plttsburgh and elsewhere From the colleges come graufymg accounts of the achlevements of hlgh honors and recognltlon of varlous kmds accorded to our graduates especlally to our englneerxng students at Lehlgh Umverslty The Canary agam places 1n first class ln the Columbla Scholastlc Press ASSOCIH tlon and the COMUS the formal plcture book of the school has the largest sub scrlptxon llst of ltS hlstory Altogether not a bad year ln fact a good year this l936 at the Allentown Hrgh School Page Fourteen I 9: another part of town, so that this year inaugurated the l-lunsicker Annex to the

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COMUS 3,4-se VW I fig l t fl XIII! X 4X 1936 Glass Zlalstorp The Inevitable alr of bewllderment curloslty and would be importance accompanied the entrance of the leap year Class of 36 into the beginning of days never to be forgotten From the funlovlng and not overly ambltlous very start our class was destlned to be known as a noisy u group of boys and girls but pretty good regular scouts at that Our Sophomore year consisted mamly of gettlng acquainted with the school and xts personnel Numerous councxl meetings were held under the SUDPTVISIOH of the class ofhcers l..alVlonte Cul lette presldent LaRue Brady VICC presldent Alma Albrlght secretary Harold Hlxon treasurer and the class adviser Mr Hartzel At the very end of the term we held a Sophomore plcnxc dance at Dorney Park a memorable affair lf there ever was one' It was ln our umor year however that thlngs really began to happen Llfe became a pm wheel of gala occasions the Prom where students and alumni swayed ecstatlcally to the l1lt1ng strains of Bud Rader s orchestra the class play Growing Pains a comedy of adolescence wlth the audltorlum packed to capacity the audience roarlng wrth laughter and the cast provlng lts remarkable dramatlc abllnty the basketball and swlmmmg seasons packed wlth excitement and Joy for didn t we capture the state championship tltles lh both3 And weren t many of the brllllant players and swimmers members of our class And the Canary that year brought to A H S one of the three national gold medals awarded to Hlgh School magazines by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association of New York And then the umor picnic a day of fun and merrlment closing a brilliant year All these social affalrs were held under the SUPCYVISIOH of the class ofhcers LalVlonte Gxllette pres1dent l. aRue Brady vice presldent Betty Cemmel secretary and Henry Kleppxnger treasurer But the best was yet to come Under the guxdance of Copper McFadden presldent LaRue Brady vlce president Betty Gemmel secretary and Alton Gaumer treasurer we set forth on the last lap of our hrgh school Journey with the class play Daddy Long Legs Again the swnmmlng team brought us laurels by becoming state champs and by breaking several xnterscholastlc records The basketball season was agam a huge success so far as wmnmg games was concerned although we were greatly disappointed that we were barred as lnellglble for state championship competition The mter class play Davzd Copper eld marked a new mllestone lh dramatlc achlevement The Canary agam rated Hrst place m national awards Two class trlps to New York were necessary to accommodate the large crowd of Sennor pleasure seekers Tlme that looked so long three years ago has flown The Commencement Play Semor Fare well and Commencement program have all come and gone too qulckly to su1t any of us The three years have been entxrely too short but out of them we carry unto the future the pleasantest of memories and the finest of frxends Page Thirteen v f' , K K- 4 J ' Ja A 1 .N lf' 'T-. fff , 'fflftr V ,Q gf-f ,1 L, 3- Jqfj, 'ggi wi ui gl , -ff, . QI, L slu 5. .lux Q a 5ll'l'l.Xl1DIiN. Prvs. LAR 'I-3 llR.XDY. Yi 1--lf -s. lgl'I'l'I'x' Gmmlcl., St-cf' .XIJ1 13 llU'XllQk, 'I'r--us. 1 - ' . ' . - 4 Y A

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-Q CO US ALLSOP. DAVID JAMES DAVE General Talenl is a cislemg genius is afounlainf' To some people Dave may not seem to have striking personality because he is subdued and quiet and yet to those who know him Dave is the very antithesis of this. He s one of those changeable people-happy-go-lucky one minute conscientious the next. There should be more people like Dave. He is the kind of a friend a foolhardy fellow needs for he always keeps his head. Now don t get the impression that Dave is a Solomon Grundy-by no means. He like to have fun-good clean hilarious fun and he certainly can Whoop it up ' Whether he becomes a racer a mechanic or a truck driver we know he will suc ceed ALIVIEIDA LOUIS Louie General A wise man somelzmes changes his mind a ool never Louie a tall likable fellow is a member of high school s champion swimming team Wherever there is anything going on you are sure to find him Painting seems to be his favorite hobby Louie has eyes mainly for sports and scholastic work Aside from wanting to make a splash in the swimming record he also wishes to travel Swimming Team 3 4 Trac Manager 2 3 ANTHONY WILLIAM WILLIE Industrial Women shall no! disturb me Willie is one of the quiet and meek kind of fellows when the teacher is not looking but other times does some of the cleverest tricks imaginable He is tricky not only in the classroom but also in the woodworking shop where he spends many an hour creating all sorts of furniture All the girls seem to fall for lVIrs Anthony s Apple Dumplmg but girls are gust a lot of pests with W1lI1e he says APPLEGATE. .IEANNE APPLE General Dwznely lall and mosl divinely Here s a girl who looks as though she had just step out of one of McClellan Barclay s illustrations Tall and vivacious she has been a capable player on the hockey team Apple is also an efficient horse woman Smooth on the dance floor and friendly to every one she is one of the most popular sub debs at Allentown High School Hockey 4 Le CcrcIeFranca1s 4 Girl Reserves 2 3 4 Page Seventeen II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I ' k , II II I II . . . . f H , . . . . . I I I I . , . I I - .. . II , I , I II . II - I I I II II I II . . . . II I . , I v I v P I I I I I -